Natural Sciences 191CNS82 - FYS - Puzzles: Enjoying Them,

Metagrobology is the study of puzzles, including rare and beautifully crafted wooden artifacts requiring potentially hundreds of moves to unlock, mass produced and much loved (or despised) Rubik's cubes, crosswords, logic puzzles, and puzzle hunts combining all of the above. Are you an avid puzzler, or someone who avoids them at all costs? Either way you will find plenty of puzzles to appreciate and even more ways to appreciate them. We will learn about many different types of puzzles, some of the background mathematics, strategies to solve them, how to make your own with 3D printing, and most importantly how to love them. Come ready to play, work through the frustration before the ?Aha!?, and learn how to solve a Rubik's cube.

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track. Freshmen Only